MOSCOW, June 24 Midfielder of Lokomotiv and the Russian national football team Rifat Zhemaletdinov was out for a period of seven to nine months due to an Achilles tendon injury, according to the Telegram channel of the Moscow club. The player was injured during a pre-season training camp. «According to the results of a comprehensive medical examination and MRI, Rifat Zhemaletdinov was confirmed to have serious damage to the Achilles tendon In the near future, our midfielder will have an operation, the approximate recovery period will be from seven to nine months, «the message says. In the last draw of the Russian Premier League, Zhemaletdinov played 24 matches for Lokomotiv, scoring nine goals and giving seven assists, he entered the list of 33 best players of the season according to the Russian Football Union. For the Russian national team, the midfielder played 9 matches, becoming the author of one goal.
